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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 22, 2006 FBO #1852
MODIFICATION

61 -- electromechanical cable

Notice Date

12/20/2006
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

335929 — Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510, UNITED STATES
 

ZIP Code

23510
 

Solicitation Number

EA1330--07-RQ-0074
 

Response Due

12/19/2006
 

Archive Date

1/3/2007
 

Point of Contact

Linda Mullen, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-441-3436, Fax 757-441-3786,
 

E-Mail Address

Linda.Mullen@noaa.gov
 

Description

THIS SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION IS AMENDED TO DELETE THE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. THE CLOSING DATE IS REVISED TO 4:00 P.M. DECEMBER 22, 2006. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is EA1330-07-RQ-0074. The U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Mission Support Division, Norfolk, Virginia has a requirement to purchase the following equipment: (1) 25,854 ft. of Electromechanical Cable in accordance with the following specifications: NOAA Electromechanical Cable Requirements Introduction: The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Center, Atlantic and Pacific, uses electromechanical cable to lower various scientific instruments over the side of their oceangoing research vessels. The cables support the instruments and provide the means for electrical signals to pass between the instruments and the vessel. It is typically called "CTD wire". The following specifications describe in general terms the significant characteristics the cable design must have. No priority is implied by the order given. General: An electromechanical cable is required to lower various scientific instruments over the side of an oceangoing research vessel. The cable shall be capable of safely lowering an instrument to 6,000?m water depth in the dynamic environment caused by ship and wave motion, and lowering/raising speeds of 70 m/min. Multiple conductors are required for the real time transmission of electrical data and control signals and for redundancy. The cable shall be capable of being stored under tension for long periods of time on single drum winches to multiple layers. Resistance to crushing is desirable. It is expected that payloads will frequently produce loading of the cable (both static + dynamic) approaching 50% of rated breaking strength (RBS). The cable will be used with LEBUS grooved drum shell. The cable must be compatible with existing LEBUS grooved shells for a Markey DESH-5, 38" width drum. As listed below: Winch (Manufacturer) Model No. Drum Width Pitch Number of Grooves Markey DESH-5 38? 0.329004 115.5 38? 0.3 116.5 38? 0.323404 117.5 38? 0.3 118.5 24? 24? DESH-3 24? 73.5 24? 74 COM-7 DUSH-3 After manufacture of the cable, a piece, approximately 30 meters in length will be sent by the manufacturer to Markey for determination of what Lebus will be necessary for the cable to be used on the Markey winches above. The report from Markey detailing the recommended Lebus for the Markey winches showing the airgap for various pitch Lebuses and the loading/stretch data used to determine the airgap will be provided to the purchaser before the cable is shipped. This report shall no more than $500 to the price of the cable. Characteristics: 1) Maximum strength attainable -- identified as the best possible ratio of strength to weight. The ability of a cable to "survive" under extreme conditions is a function of its Rated or Ultimate Breaking Strain. 2) Highest elastic limit attainable -- identified as the best possible ratio of elastic limit to weight. This characteristic controls the mix of payload size, wire out, wire speed and environmental conditions at which the cable can operate with safety. This applies to both strength and electrical components of the cable. 3) High rotational stability -- identified as a minimal amount of axial rotation under loads cyclically varying from 0% to 45% of RBS. Low rotation is considered necessary to avoid looping/hockling the cable on bottom contact or "Zero" tension conditions and to prevent excessive spinning of lowered instruments. (A 'trade off' with item 15) 4) High degree of armor stress balance -- identified as the absence or near absence of variations to the relative loading on inner and outer armors that produce strength degradation when one end of the cable is free to rotate. 5) Minimum service life of 5 years -- the useful life in "normal" service assuming reasonable care and proper handling. 6) Cable shall be capable of operating at: NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (20-DEC-2006); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/EASC/EA1330--07-RQ-0074/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 151 Watts Ave./Pascagoula/MS

Zip Code: 39567

Country: UNITED STATES
 

Record

SN01200872-F 20061222/061220222951 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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